Tickets on sale for 'Bellator 73: Curran vs. Pitbull'

http://mmajunkie.comBellator 73 is official for Aug. 24 in Tunica, Miss., for Pat Curran’s first title defense.

Bellator officials on Friday announced tickets now are on sale for the event, which officially is called “Bellator 73: Curran vs. Pitbull.”

The card, which takes place at Harrah’s Tunica Hotel and Casino, features a main event featherweight title defense of Curran (17-4 MMA, 7-1 BFC) against Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (17-1 MMA, 5-1 BFC).

In addition, the show will feature the Season 6 bantamweight tournament final between Marcos Galvao (12-5-1 MMA, 3-2 BFC) and Luis Nogueira (14-2 MMA, 4-1 BFC) and the conclusion of the Summer Series’ light heavyweight tournament.

Bellator 73’s main card airs on MTV2 (and in high-definition on EPIX), and Spike.com carries the prelims.

Tickets are available via Ticketmaster and range in price from $25-$100.

Curran is coming off a third-round brutal knockout of Joe Warren at Bellator 60 this past April to win the 145-pound title.

“This fight with Patricio is one I’ve been looking forward to for a while,” Curran stated. “This will be my first title defense, and I just want to get back in the cage and keep developing as a fighter. Pitbull is an outstanding fighter, so this should be a great fight.”

Freire has been out of action since winning the Season 4 featherweight tournament with a unanimous decision victory over Daniel Straus. A broken hand while training knocked him out of a title fight with Warren. Now he looks to return in a big way.

“I’m very happy and relieved this fight is finally happening,” Freire stated. “I’ve been through a lot with my hand injury and can’t wait to get back in the cage. I’m 100 percent now, and all I want is to fulfill my dream of getting the belt … All is can say is, Pat better be ready. I’ve never been so motivated for a fight, and I’ve never wanted the belt so much.”

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